
Overview of Security Methods
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Accessing Local Management
Auto
Disabled
Yes
Don’t
Care
Yes
•
802.1X performs authentication.
•
Frames are forwarded according
to authorized policy.
Auto
Disabled Yes
Yes
No
•
802.1X performs authentication.
•
Frames are forwarded according
to default policy.
Auto
Disabled Yes
No
No
•
802.1X performs authentication.
•
Frames are forwarded.
Auto
Disabled No
Yes
Don’t
Care
•
802.1X performs authentication.
•
Frames are forwarded according
to default policy.
Auto
Disabled
No
No
Don’t
Care
•
802.1X performs authentication.
•
Frames are discarded.
Force
Unauthori-
zation
Enabled
Yes
Don’t
Care
Yes
•
MAC performs authentication.
•
Frames are forwarded according
to authorized policy.
Force
Unauthori-
zation
Enabled
Yes
Yes
No
•
MAC performs authentication.
•
Frames are forwarded according
to default policy.
Force
Unauthori-
zation
Enabled
Yes
No
No
•
MAC performs authentication.
•
Frames are forwarded.
Force
Unauthori-
zation
Enabled
No
Yes
Don’t
Care
•
MAC performs authentication.
•
Frames are forwarded according
to default policy.
Table 3-5
MAC / 802.1X Precedence States (Continued)
802.1X
Port
Control
MAC
Port
Control
Authen-
ticated?
Default
Policy
Exists?
Autho-
rized
Policy
Exists?
Action